Quick Look
Career fair
The Plantation Communities Project, phase II of World University
Service of Canada is organising a mega career fair on November 25 at D K
W Cultural Hall, Hatton. The fair aims to increase employment
opportunities for youths from the region, especially in the plantation
sector. Both Sri Lankan and foreign employers have signed up to meet
with potential youths at the career fair.
The industries are mainly tourism, hotel, information technology,
apparels, banking and employment opportunities within their
organisations varies as accounting, dress making, machine operations,
marketing, reception, customer care, etc. WUSC-PCP II invited youths to
come prepared with their curriculum vitae and meet employers.
The platform also creates opportunities such as information on
vocational training, agriculture and business development services and
marketing strategies.
KOICA holds Korean Language Speech Contest
Korean Language Speech contest was held on November 10 as part of
KOICA (Korean International Cooperation Agency) volunteers programme at
Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. Korean Ambassador Choi, Jong Moon
Education Minister, Bandula Gunawardana, Youth Affairs and Skills
Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, Vice-Chancellor of Colombo
University Kshanika Hirimburegama, Resident Representative of KOICA
office in Sri Lanka, Cho, Sang Woo, and other dignitaries and students
from universities, Technical Colleges and Colleges from all parts of the
Island participated in the event.
The grand prize was won by C K S Sudasinghe from a group of 12
contestants who participated in General Segment of this contest.
Sudasinghe had been employed in Korea for six years.
The grand award winner was given a prize and a Lap-top computer.
Other four winners were also given prizes and smart phones and cameras.
Especially, two winners of Students Segment was granted to qualify for
the ‘2013 Youth Camp’ in Korea besides the prize.
Painting competitions
The senior, junior and open painting competitions conducted by Sri
Narada Foundation and Ware House project will be held at Maradana Ware
House project auditorium on November 23 and 24.
The junior competition is for the students of 6-9 grades and senior
competition is for students of grade 10-13 while the open competition is
for over 18 years.
Buddhist and Religious Affairs Ministry Secretary D M Dissanayaka
will attend as the chief guest while Ven Kolonnawa Narada Thera the
founder of Narada Foundation and Kirbye Lanerolle the Founder of Ware
House project will also be present. About 200 paintings selected from
many applicants will be exhibited at the Maradana Ware House project
auditorium on November 23. Winners will be selected and awards and
certificates will be presented to them on November 24.
The organizers say that the students from the schools of Maradana and
around will be given a special opportunity to see the exhibition on
November 24.
World Congress of Integrated Medicines 50th Anniversary
The 50th World Congress of Integrated Medicines, acupuncture
exhibition and the awareness campaign will be held from November 23 to
25 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall with
delegate of over 1,000 from 37 countries.
The opening ceremony will take place at BMICH, on November 23 at 2.30
pm.
It is organized by the Central Committee of Medicina Alternativa, Sri
Lanka and 14 international organizations.
Around 125 doctors from Vietnam and 140 from China and Taiwan will
participate at the discussions. A large number of delegates from
Australia and Oceania will also attend.
Landslide threat forces 243 out of homes
More than 240 residents from 51 families in Wawandon Estate, Kotmale
were removed to safety following a landslide threat on Saturday.
Nineteen families have sought refuge in relatives' homes while 28
families have been housed at the Wawandon Estate Hindu College. Another
six families were lodged at a building in Wawandon. |
